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I explain it here:

Each of us illustrates/expresses what we are. We are individuals and collections of individuals in terms of wider society.

I once went to a meeting between pagans and anarchists. Someone made the comment that people are 'lumpers' or 'splitters' in their primary being.

We can find this in political and Buddhist Hierarchical and Sangha methodologies. In our own being and different interactions. Very often both are moved between …

So preferring one as more compassionate, illustrates limitations.

The limitless or unformed is innately compassionate and understanding of the needs of the situation beyond appearances.

In a similar way nobody enters the Middle Way except for selfish/limited reasons. Does that change for example when leading a community or being subservient to spiritual elders?

"And what is right mindfulness?

There is the case where a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. He remains focused on feelings in & of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world. This is called right mindfulness...

"This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the overcoming of sorrow & lamentation, for the disappearance of pain & distress, for the attainment of the right method, & for the realization of Unbinding — in other words, the four frames of reference."

DN 22

My teacher recommend to practice Metta (loving kindness), otherwise we may become indifferent.

Yes, the difference between the secular world and what the Buddha taught is the word "Right" or "Wise" before Mindfulness.